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Gardening

Lugnut

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6. Ours are just starting to ripen.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 01:27 AM

Jul 2013

We've had a few Mountain Magics and one of the Big Mamas is starting to turn. We've had a bumper crop of pickle cukes so far. My daughter made three quarts of refrigerator pickles that are very good. Roasted tomatoes make excellent pasta sauce.

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Always feels good once we've canned some tomatoes and tomato sauce.... [View all] NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 OP

Bless your heart. Our tomatoes are looking good but had to water this afternoon. Hoping for 24 Purveyor Jul 2013 #1

Hell, I'm still waiting for ours to ripen... opiate69 Jul 2013 #2

Tomatoes... ColumbusLib Jul 2013 #3

Getting close. MuseRider Jul 2013 #4

amazing, isn't it - using home canned tomatoes over winter is such a treat! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #5

Absolutely. MuseRider Jul 2013 #7

Ours are just starting to ripen. Lugnut Jul 2013 #6

Looks like a bad year for tomatoes here. femmocrat Jul 2013 #8

I'm always in a "preserving state." Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #9

whoa - great stuff! We have far less...but it includes NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #10

Wow Andy823 Jul 2013 #11